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bathe
(bāth)v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes
v.intr.
1. To take a bath.
2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.
3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.
4. To sunbathe.
v.tr.
1. To immerse in liquid; wet.
2. To wash in a liquid.
3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.
4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.
[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]
bath′er n.
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bathing
(ˈbeɪðɪŋ)n
swimming
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Bathing
See also cleanliness.
a treatise on baths.
the study of the therapeutic uses of various types of bathing; hydrotherapy. — balneologist, n. — balneologic, balneological, adj.
an intense dislike of bathing.
Ancient Rome. a room where hot baths were taken.
the treatment of diseases through the use of water, whether internal or external, as whirlpool baths, compresses, or drinking mineral waters. Also hydrotherapeutics. — hydrotherapist, n. — hydrotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutical, adj.
a 19th-century treatment of diseases by types of hydrotherapy, as warm or cold baths and walking barefoot in dewy grass.
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Noun 1. [画像:bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshine]bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshine
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
sea bathing - bathing in the sea or ocean
sun bathing - immersing the body in sunlight
2. [画像:bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)]bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
shower, shower bath - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub
steam bath, Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
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Translations
اغْتِسـال، اسْتِحْمام
koupání
badning
fürdõzés
baî, sund, böîun
kúpanie
kopanje
banyo yapmayıkanma
bathing
[ˈbeɪðɪŋ]B. CPD bathing beauty N → sirena f or belleza f de la playa
bathing cap N (US) → gorro m de baño
bathing costume N (Brit) → traje m de baño, bañador m, malla f (S. Cone)
bathing hut N → caseta f de playa
bathing machine N (Hist) → caseta f de playa movible
bathing suit (US) N = bathing costume bathing trunks NPL → bañador m (de hombre)
bathing wrap N → albornoz m
bathing cap N (US) → gorro m de baño
bathing costume N (Brit) → traje m de baño, bañador m, malla f (S. Cone)
bathing hut N → caseta f de playa
bathing machine N (Hist) → caseta f de playa movible
bathing suit (US) N = bathing costume bathing trunks NPL → bañador m (de hombre)
bathing wrap N → albornoz m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bathing
[ˈbeɪðɪŋ] n (= swimming) → baignade fbathing cap n → bonnet m de bain bathing costume n → maillot m (de bain)bathing suit n (= swimsuit) → maillot m (de bain)bathing trunks npl (British) → maillot m (de bain), slip m de bainCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bathing
n → Baden nt
bathing
:bathing beach
n → Badestrand m
bathing beauty
n → Badeschönheit f
bathing belle
n → Badeschönheit f
bathing costume
n → Badeanzug m
bathing hut
n → Badehäuschen nt
bathing machine
bathing suit
n (dated esp US) = bathing costume
bathing trunks
pl → Badehose f
bathing waters
pl → Badegewässer pl
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bathe
(beiθ) verb1. to put into water. He bathed his feet; I'll bathe your wounds. baai يَغْسِل، يُحَمِّم къпя (се) banhar koupat, smočit, (vy)mýt baden bade πλένω bañar; limpiar loputama شستشو دادن kylvettää baigner לִרְחוֹץ धोना kupati, prati megfüröszt; áztat membasahi, memandikan baða bagnare 浸す 적시다, 담그다 plauti, mazgoti iemērkt; []mazgāt; izskalot (acis) cuci wassen bade obmywać مينځل، لامبل، لمبيدل، خيشت پيشت كيدل banhar a spăla мыть; промывать kúpať, umývať kopati, umiti oprati tvätta, badda อาบน้ํา; แช่; ล้าง yıkamak 把...浸泡在水中 мити; купати پانی میں ڈالنا rửa 把...沉浸在液体中
2. to go swimming. She bathes in the sea every day. swem, baai يَسْتَحِم، يَسْبَح плувам tomar banho koupat se baden bade κάνω μπάνιο στη θάλασσα bañarse, darse un baño suplema آبتنی کردن uida se baigner לִשׂחוֹת तैरना kupati se, plivati (meg)fürdik berenang baða sig, synda fare il bagno 泳ぐ 일광욕을 하다 maudytis peldēties berenang baden bade kąpać się لامبو tomar banho a se scălda купаться; плавать kúpať sa kopati se kupati se bada [i det fria] ว่ายน้ํา yüzmek 游泳 купатися تیرنا اور نہانا tắm 游泳
noun an act of swimming. a midnight bathe. baai, swem اسْتِحْمـام، سِباحَه къпане banho koupel das Bad bad κολύμπι στη θάλασσα baño suplus شنا uinti bain שְׂחִיָה तैराकी kupanje fürdés mandi-mandi sund bagno 泳ぎ 수영 maudymasis peldēšanās berenang bad bad; svømmetur kąpiel لامبی banho baie купание kúpanie sa kopel kupanje bad [i det fria] การว่ายน้ํา yüzme, suya girme 游泳,戲水 купання تیرنا sự tắm 游泳
ˈbather noun baaier المُسْتَحِم، المُغْتَسِل къпещ се banhista koupající se der/die Badende badegæst; badende λουόμενος bañista supleja کسی که آبتنی می کند kylpijä baigneur/-euse מִתרָחֵץ नहाने वाला kupač fürd(őz)ő orang yang mandi sundmaður bagnante 水浴者 미역감는 사람, 온천객 kas maudosi peldētājs orang yang mandi bader badegjest kąpiący się لامبو وهونكي banhista persoană care face o baie купальщик kúpajúci sa kopalec kupač badare คนที่ว่ายน้ํา yüzen kimse, banyo yapan kişi 泡澡或游泳(戲水)的人 купальник, купальниця نہانے والا người tắm 洗澡的人,游泳者
ˈbathing noun bad اغْتِسـال، اسْتِحْمام къпане banho koupání das Baden badning μπάνιο στη θάλασσα baño suplus استحمام؛ آبتنی haudonta baignade רחצה स्नान kupanje fürd(őz)és mandi bað, sund, böðun il fare il bagno 水浴 목욕 maudymasis peldēšanās mandi het baden bading, svømming kąpanie لامبو، غسل banho baie купание kúpanie kopanje kupanje badning การว่ายน้ํา yıkanma, banyo yapma 泡澡,游泳,戲水 купання نہاتے ہوئے tắm 游泳,沐浴
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